Forthcoming Books of Interest to Service-Learning Practitioners

Dear SL colleagues,

Several new books are due out this fall/winter that may interest
service-learning practitioners.  To receive a 15% discount, order
through the CCPH website at futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph/josseybass.html
The site also includes a list of suggested titles in service-learning,
community-based research and partnerships for health.

Make a Difference: America's Guide to Volunteering and Community Service,
Revised
Arthur I. Blaustein, September, 2003

This revised and expanded guide includes more than 185 national, nonprofit
organizations that use volunteers of all ages to make a difference where
it counts. Make a Difference also lists 30 organizations that give
up-to-date information on critical issues and policies. Whether you want
to tutor a child or an adult, promote a cause you care about, or get
hands-on experience at an organization's headquarters, Make a Difference
will inspire you to get out there and make a difference in your community
and your life.

Civic Revolutionaries: Igniting the Passion for Change in America's
Communities
Douglas Henton, John Melville, Kim Walesh, October 2003

Civic Revolutionaries offers a practical guide for renewing the great
American tradition of spirited, breakthrough community leadership. By
their very nature, revolutionary leaders help their communities reconcile
the competing values on which our nation was built: individualism and
community, freedom and responsibility, trust and accountability, economy
and society. Like the Founders, today's civic revolutionaries are
extraordinary leaders who are deeply committed to place, not just to
specific issues or constituencies. They provide the vital spark, inspiring
others who must ultimately own the revolution if it is to be successful.
Written for leaders in business, government, education, and community,
Civic Revolutionaries features practical guidance and in-depth case
studies from communities across the country. The book provides tested
advice to both new and seasoned leaders and draws essential lessons from
the American revolutionary tradition to demonstrate how to become an
effective leader within the community.

Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and Resources for Creative
Instruction
Rita-Marie Conrad, J. Ana Donaldson, January 2004

This is the first volume in Jossey-Bass' Online Teaching and Learning
series. Engaging the Online Learner provides educational practitioners
with specific ideas for activities that promote engaged learning in an
online environment. The authors offer the theoretical background necessary
to understand the principles involved in engaged learning, and suggest
activities designed to promote online learning.

Grassroots Grants: An Activist's Guide to Grantseeking, 2nd Edition
Andy Robinson, March 2004

In this second edition of his classic book, author and activist Andy
Robinson offers grassroots organizations a step-by-step guide to
grantseeking. His hands-on workbook walks readers through the challenges
of incorporating grants into a complete fundraising program, using grant
proposals as organizing plans, designing fundable projects, building
proposals piece by piece, and fostering effective communication with
funders from the activist community.

Smart Communities: How Citizens and Local Leaders Can Use Strategic
Thinking to Build a Brighter Future
Suzanne W. Morse, March 2004

From the Pew Partnership for Civic Change comes a landmark book. Smart
Communities combines theory, practice, and case examples that illustrate
the processes that must be in place for communities to achieve success.
While most books in the field of community building focus on how to tackle
problems and symptoms, this book gives communities the tools they need to
build a 'civic infrastructure' and create 'community readiness' to head
off problems before they begin.

Teaching as Community Property: Essays on Higher Education
Lee S Shulman, March 2004

Lee Shulman has been president of the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching since 1997. He is a former president of the
American Educational Research Association as well as past president of the
National Academy of Education. In this second volume of a landmark two
volume collection of Shulman's best work, he addresses such compelling
questions as What are the most effective approaches to teaching? How
important is knowledge of subject matter to a teacher's success? And, how
do we measure success in teaching and learning?

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